Penny Zuckerwise

Former Head of Corporate Social Responsibility, Guggenheim Partners

Ms. Zuckerwise is the former Head of Corporate Social Responsibility for Guggenheim Partners. She joined Guggenheim in 2011 as Senior Managing Director and Head of Institutional Distribution. In this role, she was responsible for the expansion of the firm’s institutional distribution business as well as consultant and client relationship management.

Prior to joining the firm, Ms. Zuckerwise served as CEO of Russell Investments’ Americas Institutional division, where she managed the business and was a member of the Russell Executive Committee and Global Risk Management Committee. Ms. Zuckerwise has over 35 years of industry experience which includes: President and CEO at Utendahl Capital Management, L.P.; President and COO of Chancellor LGT Asset Management (currently Invesco Institutional); and President, COO and CAO of Chancellor Capital Management (formerly Citicorp Investment Management). A pioneer and entrepreneur in the asset management industry, Ms. Zuckerwise was the founder and principal of Wiserock, LLC, which provides strategy management oversight and business advice to a select group of companies, CEOs, management teams, pensions and private equity funds. She also co-founded and was general partner of Boldcap Ventures LLC, the first New York women’s venture capital fund targeting early- to mid-stage private investments across the media, technology and health care industries.

Ms. Zuckerwise is a member of several boards and councils, including Semper Capital Management, Boldcap Ventures LLC and Springboard Enterprises. She previously served on the boards of Automated Collection Control, Inc., Boston Advisors, LLC, Lebenthal & Co., Miavita, Liechtenstein Global Trust Asset Management, Chancellor LGT Asset Management and Chancellor Capital Management. She also held advisory roles for Stanfield Capital Partners and BBR Partners. Ms. Zuckerwise holds a B.A. in Psychology from Ithaca College and resides in New York City.

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